But It's A Dry Heat.....

[SEVERUSMAX]

....and other popular myths (particularly about the desert). I hear that BS all of the time. Having lived in AZ for 7 years and now living in Texas, I can tell you, the dry heat can be just as bad or worse at times than humid heat. At least in the humidity, I can perspire (a complication of hypothyroidism, that I can't sweat much in the desert- I just overheat).

My gf still believes it, and she is a smart gal. It's just that she and others can't possibly know what it is like to live in the desert until they have done so. Since she is very fair-skinned, I wouldn't recommend that for her (plus I don't want to go back there myself). Nothing against AZ, but 7 years are enough in the Phoenix. Like my Dad says, "You can put all of the concrete in the world in desert, but it is still a desert" (in fact, it's even hotter, since concrete absorbs heat).

Another myth is that you can relieve your thirst by drinking cactus juice. Not true. It's not what you need if overwhelmed by heat and thirst.

Any other popular myths that annoy you?

 

[Aurora Black]

I don't have anything to add to this, but the thread title cracked me up.

 

[tolyk]

I dunno if there are any that annoy me, but I find quite a few myths interesting.

I especially enjoy watching MythBusters disprove such myths

 

[Stella_Omega]

The Chinese beleive that one should drink hot tea, to releive heat- it makes you sweat, you see, and the sweat cools you down... There qare a number of myths that irritate me- can't think of anything just now, but I remember saying "Oh, that's just a myth"

 

[Weird Harold]

....and other popular myths (particularly about the desert). I hear that BS all of the time. Having lived in AZ for 7 years and now living in Texas, I can tell you, the dry heat can be just as bad or worse at times than humid heat. At least in the humidity, I can perspire (a complication of hypothyroidism, that I can't sweat much in the desert- I just overheat).

Having spent nearly twenty years in the desert, I can assure you that you sweat just as much when the humidity is very low, it just evaporates instead of dripping all over.

"Dry Heat" is no myth, but you are correct that it's just as dangerous -- if not moreso -- than hot and humid.

Still, I'll take 100+ temperatures and single digit humidity over 99 degrees and foggy any day at all. (and yes, I have personally experienced pea-soup fog when it was 99 degrees! It's NOT comfortable by anystretch of the imagination.)

 

[Aurora Black]

The Chinese beleive that one should drink hot tea, to releive heat- it makes you sweat, you see, and the sweat cools you down... There qare a number of myths that irritate me- can't think of anything just now, but I remember saying "Oh, that's just a myth"

Aha! Mat and I were discussing the tea issue an hour ago!

That's all.

 

[Stella_Omega]

WIERDO!!

Actually you've just promulgated a myth- I am hypothyroid like Sev, and it's true- you just don't sweat easily. I have finally found a good endocrinologist and as my levels are becomeing more like normal, I do sweat easier- and I feel the heat much more now than I used to.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

....and other popular myths (particularly about the desert). I hear that BS all of the time. Having lived in AZ for 7 years and now living in Texas, I can tell you, the dry heat can be just as bad or worse at times than humid heat. At least in the humidity, I can perspire (a complication of hypothyroidism, that I can't sweat much in the desert- I just overheat).

My gf still believes it, and she is a smart gal. It's just that she and others can't possibly know what it is like to live in the desert until they have done so. Since she is very fair-skinned, I wouldn't recommend that for her (plus I don't want to go back there myself). Nothing against AZ, but 7 years are enough in the Phoenix. Like my Dad says, "You can put all of the concrete in the world in desert, but it is still a desert" (in fact, it's even hotter, since concrete absorbs heat).

Another myth is that you can relieve your thirst by drinking cactus juice. Not true. It's not what you need if overwhelmed by heat and thirst.

Any other popular myths that annoy you?

Just this one. The reason it "appears" that you don't sweat much in the desert heat is that the persperiation is evaporating almost as fast as you produce it.

 

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[Stella_Omega]

Just this one. The reason it "appears" that you don't sweat much in the desert heat is that the persperiation is evaporating almost as fast as you produce it.

If Sev comes back to this thread, he should edit to make the word HYPOTHYROID in caps and bold.

...Good moring, myth Jammies!

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

WIERDO!!

Actually you've just promulgated a myth- I am hypothyroid like Sev, and it's true- you just don't sweat easily. I have finally found a good endocrinologist and as my levels are becomeing more like normal, I do sweat easier- and I feel the heat much more now than I used to.

Damn, that sucks! I always felt overheated when I lived in the AZ, mainly due to the lack of sweat (at least I think so). Who knows, maybe I just need a new doctor.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

If Sev comes back to this thread, he should edit to make the word HYPOTHYROID in caps and bold.

Oh, yes, that word, drumroll, HYPOTHYROIDISM!


Which completely sucks, for those of you who aren't familiar with it.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

If Sev comes back to this thread, he should edit to make the word HYPOTHYROID in caps and bold.

...Good moring, myth Jammies!

I did see that, but if you sweat in the humidity then the only reason it "appears" you are sweating more is that the perspiration is not evaporating as fast as in a dry condition.

I believe it is one of Newtons laws of thermal-dynamics.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Oh, yes, that word, drumroll, HYPOTHYROIDISM!


Which completely sucks, for those of you who aren't familiar with it.

Actually, I am familiar with the opposite - Hyperthyroidism.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Damn, that sucks! I always felt overheated when I lived in the AZ, mainly due to the lack of sweat (at least I think so). Who knows, maybe I just need a new doctor.

well, you know- the one time I was in Pheonix, the temps were 100+.
My friend is in Palm Springs right now, and the temps were 120 degrees farenheit. you'd feel that, no matter what your endocrine status!
Just keep soaking your head- with water.

Is this thread hijacked or what!

 

[tolyk]

WIERDO!!

Actually you've just promulgated a myth- I am hypothyroid like Sev, and it's true- you just don't sweat easily. I have finally found a good endocrinologist and as my levels are becomeing more like normal, I do sweat easier- and I feel the heat much more now than I used to.

I barely used to sweat, it was very rare that I would break out in a sweat in fact. Even if I were wearing my jacket out in 45 degree celcius weather, I wouldn't sweat. Then I started taking anti-depressants, and the heat hit me. I started sweating just sitting here at the computer, it was really quite annoying. I'm not even taking the damn pills anymore but I still sweat like a pig.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Actually, I am familiar with the opposite - Hyperthyroidism.

yeah, that's just as bad! My Endo doc became such, because of his own hyperthyroidism.

Oh, and I just noticed your other post, about sweating in humidity.

It occurs to me that Hypo people still don't sweat much, even in humidity- it's just the humidity condensing on their skin...

I lived in Atlanta for a year, and we had a punk band, and we'd practice in a closed-down room, and I remember the water pouting off of me. Rarely have I felt that!

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

well, you know- the one time I was in Pheonix, the temps were 100+.
My friend is in Palm Springs right now, and the temps were 120 degrees farenheit. you'd feel that, no matter what your endocrine status!
Just keep soaking your head- with water.

Is this thread hijacked or what!

It has reached 117 or 120 at times in the Phoenix area, yes. Is that true about soaking your head, Stella?

Hijacking is okay- up to a point. When you hijack a thread with something dark that is opposite of its purpose (like I once did with Circle of Light, and Ent asked me to stop, which I did), then it's different. It's all still close enough to the topic that I can deal with the threadjacking.

By the way, I loved most things about AZ, don't get me wrong. I moved to TX so that my beloved Dora could stay put and have plenty of time with her daughter, while not having to break it off with me or pursue a long-distance relationship. Having moved out here, there are some things that I like about this place too. They are just too very different worlds. I don't miss the lack of vegetation, but I do miss the greater availability of liquor (these blue laws are very annoying at times). I also miss the more liberal attitude about sex, but not the abuse of Iniative, Referendum, and Recall. It seemed everytime I turned around, someone wanted to go over the legislature's head and put something before the people in a ballot. Ballots were half-filled with plebiscites, half of them imbecilic (and that always seemed like the half that passed, too).

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

yeah, that's just as bad! My Endo doc became such, because of his own hyperthyroidism.

Oh, and I just noticed your other post, about sweating in humidity.

It occurs to me that Hypo people still don't sweat much, even in humidity- it's just the humidity condensing on their skin...

I lived in Atlanta for a year, and we had a punk band, and we'd practice in a closed-down room, and I remember the water pouting off of me. Rarely have I felt that!

That's probably true too.

 

[Aurora Black]

I don't have anything to add to this, but the thread title cracked me up.

From Aliens:

Frost: It's hot as hell in here.
Hudson: Yeah man, but it's a dry heat!

 

[Zeb_Carter]

yeah, that's just as bad! My Endo doc became such, because of his own hyperthyroidism.

Oh, and I just noticed your other post, about sweating in humidity.

It occurs to me that Hypo people still don't sweat much, even in humidity- it's just the humidity condensing on their skin...

I lived in Atlanta for a year, and we had a punk band, and we'd practice in a closed-down room, and I remember the water pouting off of me. Rarely have I felt that!

No problem babe!

I too lived in Atlanta for 6 years...it was murder during the summer.

Now back in Chicago...it's currently 72%F cloudy and raining off and on. Humidity - approx. 74%. So not too bad.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

From Aliens:

Frost: It's hot as hell in here.
Hudson: Yeah man, but it's a dry heat!

"Knock it off Hudson!"

 

[Katyusha]

....and other popular myths (particularly about the desert). I hear that BS all of the time. Having lived in AZ for 7 years and now living in Texas, I can tell you, the dry heat can be just as bad or worse at times than humid heat. At least in the humidity, I can perspire (a complication of hypothyroidism, that I can't sweat much in the desert- I just overheat).

My gf still believes it, and she is a smart gal. It's just that she and others can't possibly know what it is like to live in the desert until they have done so. Since she is very fair-skinned, I wouldn't recommend that for her (plus I don't want to go back there myself). Nothing against AZ, but 7 years are enough in the Phoenix. Like my Dad says, "You can put all of the concrete in the world in desert, but it is still a desert" (in fact, it's even hotter, since concrete absorbs heat).

Another myth is that you can relieve your thirst by drinking cactus juice. Not true. It's not what you need if overwhelmed by heat and thirst.

Any other popular myths that annoy you?

That's probably one of my biggest ones. I was born in southern Arizona and lived the first 23 years of my life there. I've lived in Chicago for the last four years and it bugs me to no end when people talk about the "heat" here, and then say, "But it's a dry heat out there," when I snicker and say, "This heat? This is NOTHING!"

The day my husband and I left Arizona for Illinois, it was 113 degrees at 72% humidity. I don't know why some think that's dry...the regular Illinois summer "heat" couldn't hold that much water, since humidity is relative and the hotter the air, the more moisture it holds.

 

[Stella_Omega]

No problem babe!

I too lived in Atlanta for 6 years...it was murder during the summer.

Now back in Chicago...it's currently 72%F cloudy and raining off and on. Humidity - approx. 74%. So not too bad.

Sounds like heaven. I miss Weather, with a capitol Wuh- the way you get it in Chicago.

 

[matriarch]

It is currently 105F in Phoenix.
And yes. It's as hot as hell.
I just went outside for a smoke, sitting in the sparse shade of a couple of trees.
Still as hot as hell.
Believe me, next time I come back here, it sure as hell won't be in the summer.

My favourite trick to keep cool apart from staying inside with the A/C running, is to keep a tea towel soaked in cold water, wrung out and then wrapped around a handful of crushed ice. Wrap it around your neck. The body cools down pretty rapidly.

And showers. Cool, blissful showers.

And I know all about the hot tea 'myth'.......I still drink hot tea. I find it refreshing, even in these temperatures.